Apply your knowledge practically in a wide range of fields, including in analysing spoken discourse, in specialist genres and in writing creatively. The course also offers the opportunity to gain a certificate in leadership and management accredited by the Institute of Leadership and Management.

Where can it take me?

Your specialist skills will be in great demand. This degree will prepare you for a rewarding career in industries such as publishing, the media, human resources or even teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL).

Content

The optional modules listed are those that are most likely to be available, but they may be subject to change.

Year one

You will study:

Creativity, Critique and Literature

Literature and Ideas

English: Past, Present and Future

Meaning: Style and Discourse.

Year two

You will study:

Language, Research and the Workplace

Analysing Culture: Language and the Visual

Forms of Reading/Reading Forms.

Plus one optional module from:

Shakespeare's World of Words

Romanticism Unbound

Exploring the Eighteenth Century

British Writing 1900-1950

Imagining America: Cultural and Literary Legacies of the United States, 1830-1970

Victorian Frictions.

Placement year (if applicable)

If you're studying on the four year (sandwich) course, you'll spend your third year away from University on a work placement after Year two.

Depending on which you choose, you'll either complete a placement learning or learning and development module.

See the Placements and Fees sections for more information.

Final year

You'll study two literature modules from:

English Independent Project*

Children's Fiction Since 1900

Fiction in Britain since 1970

Literature and Culture in Britain 1885-1930

Contemporary American Narrative

Gothic Literature

Moving Words: Travel Writing and Modernity.

Plus two language modules from:

Language Project*

The Sociolinguistics of Language Contact

The Cultural History of the English Language

Gender (Im)politeness and Power in Language

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Creative Writing and the Self

Critical Discourse Analysis

Investigating Language with Corpora

Psycholinguistics.

*You can only choose one project module.

The University continually enhances our offer by responding to feedback from our students and other stakeholders, ensuring the curriculum is kept up to date and our graduates are equipped with the knowledge and skills they need for the real world. This may result in changes to the course. If changes to your course are approved, we will inform you.

This structure is for full-time students only. Part-time students study the same modules but the delivery pattern will be different.

Learning and Teaching

Learn through one-to-one tutorials and smaller discussion-based seminar groups. You'll be supported through your course with essay feedback tutorials, study skills support and writing workshops, as well as peer-assisted learning (PAL) sessions.

Modules in English language will help you to build a foundation of skills in examining and analysing texts. Discover how meaning is made in spoken and written texts and explore how English has developed into the global language it is today.

Modules in literature allow you to hone your written and presentation skills as you research and develop informed opinions on literature. You'll be challenged by the latest methods of critical analysis and encouraged to develop an independent approach.

Find out more about our academic staff, their teaching expertise and research interests.

Study time

Outside of class, you'll undertake course reading, seminar exercises, preparation and writing of assignments, as well as organising group presentations (both oral and poster). We expect you to spend at least as much time again in essential independent study.

Assessment

You'll be assessed through exams, essays and portfolios. You'll graduate with a body of work that demonstrates your skills to employers.

Placements

Students who get work experience tend to graduate with better degrees. Work experience also allows you to hone your skills, industry knowledge and professional network, making you a sought after graduate.

If you choose the four year (sandwich) course, you'll spend your third year away from University on a work placement after Year two.

Students have secured work as teaching assistants overseas and in marketing departments, applying their knowledge in the real world.

Some students have been involved with Professor Richard Coates' fascinating FaNUK project, creating the largest ever database of UK family surnames.

We also offer a number of summer internships with the Bristol Centre for Linguistics, where you will have the opportunity to get directly involved in the latest research and activities of our academic staff.

Careers / Further study

An English language and literature degree is highly regarded by employers and our graduates are in great demand.

You could go on to advise on and write government papers, company reports or doctors' communications with patients. Other careers are available in the media, publishing, teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL), public relations, communications, human resources, education and journalism.

Or you could go on to postgraduate study in areas including teacher training, marketing or the law.

Supplementary fee information

Your overall entitlement to funding is based on how long the course is that you're registered on. Standard funding is allocated based on the standard number of years that your course lasts, plus one additional year.

You'll apply for funding each year that you study and Student Finance will take into account how long the course is in each year that you apply. So if you register for the four year course and then transfer to the three year course, the number of years you can apply for funding will change. Student Finance will reassess your funding based on how many years you have been in study, not just those years for which you received student finance.

Always seek advice before taking any action that may have implications for your funding.

Typical offers

Tariff points: 120

GCSE: For all applicants, Grade C/4 or above in English Language, or equivalent. Please note the University does not accept Level 2 Key Skills, Functional Skills or Certificates in Adult Numeracy and Literacy as suitable alternatives to GCSEs.

A-level subjects: No specific subjects required. Points from A-Level General Studies and AS-Level subjects (not taken onto full A-Level) can be included towards overall tariff. You must have a minimum of two A-Levels.

Relevant subjects: English Language, English Literature, Modern Language/s, Psychology, Sociology

EDEXCEL (BTEC) Diploma: No specific subjects required.

Access: Achievement of the Access to HE Diploma; to include 30 level 3 credits at merit.

Baccalaureate IB: No specific subjects required.

Entry requirements

We recognise the individual nature of each application and the standard offer should be viewed as a guide. We will consider applications on the basis of evidence of personal, professional and educational experience which indicates an applicant's ability to meet the demands of the degree.

If you don't meet the entry requirements of this course, you may be eligible for Foundation Year entry into this or other related degree courses.

How to apply

UCAS Extra: Apply for this programme through UCAS Extra between 25 February and 4 July 2018. We aim to give you a response to your application within 21 days.